9 Wholly Inappropriate 80’s Movies That Taught Me All My Life Values
3. Alligator
As the title suggests, this film is about an Alligator, But not your everyday run of the mill alligator, but one that has been surviving in the sewers of Manhattan, flushed down the toilet by an animal-phobic father, much to the dismay of his daughter. Feeding on discarded animal carcasses that were used in laboratory testing for an experimental growth formula intended to increase agricultural livestock meat production, it grows to an enormous size and develops an insatiable appetite thanks to the side effects from eating the test subjects. One of those movies which came out after the success of Jaws, it is an underrated seminal horror classic that a lot of people have largely forgotten about. Which is a shame as it stars one of my all time favourites of the 80s, Henry Silva with a delightful performance as big game hunter Brock. He steals the show in every scene, especially with his perfectly comically timed advice upon finding a giant alligator turd, "Don't step in it." Lesson Learnt: ALWAYS LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP! Watch this scene below. That scene right there was all that was needed to burn this life lesson straight into my brain. A life lesson that even though does have quite the horrific origin for a preteen child, it is one that I not only follow to this day but has saved my butt a number of times. This is great advice for EVERYONE. As usually when you leap without looking there are dire consequences and I am not just talking about swimming either. Although considering that I live in Australia and our crocodiles can eat your alligators for breakfast, (not to mention Great Whites if you are down the beach), it was as well an effective water safety tool for travelling up north. Alternate Lesson: DON'T SWIM WHERE YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO. If there is a sign saying "alligator/crocodile infested waters, no swimming," you stay as far away from the water as possible. If you decide to go for a swim in an area "known to have the highest density of saltwater crocodiles in the world", you're gonna have a bad time. Other Inappropriate Films That Taught Me This: That film was pretty much the end of the lesson.
Passions in life: Movies, Music and Wrestling....My childhood was spent growing up in the "Outback" of Australia (I'm a little bit country) and my adulthood resided within the city limits (I'm a little bit rock and roll), so you could say that I am the best (or worst) of both worlds. A 6 foot 7 ex wannabe pro wrestler (whose career was cut short due to a busted back, NOT caused by wrestling) & muso who has a precocious cat & a habit of doing the wrong thing but for the right reasons. The story of my life????
All demos, no albums ;)
As the title suggests, this film is about an Alligator, But not your everyday run of the mill alligator, but one that has been surviving in the sewers of Manhattan, flushed down the toilet by an animal-phobic father, much to the dismay of his daughter. Feeding on discarded animal carcasses that were used in laboratory testing for an experimental growth formula intended to increase agricultural livestock meat production, it grows to an enormous size and develops an insatiable appetite thanks to the side effects from eating the test subjects. One of those movies which came out after the success of Jaws, it is an underrated seminal horror classic that a lot of people have largely forgotten about. Which is a shame as it stars one of my all time favourites of the 80s, Henry Silva with a delightful performance as big game hunter Brock. He steals the show in every scene, especially with his perfectly comically timed advice upon finding a giant alligator turd, "Don't step in it." Lesson Learnt: ALWAYS LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP! Watch this scene below. That scene right there was all that was needed to burn this life lesson straight into my brain. A life lesson that even though does have quite the horrific origin for a preteen child, it is one that I not only follow to this day but has saved my butt a number of times. This is great advice for EVERYONE. As usually when you leap without looking there are dire consequences and I am not just talking about swimming either. Although considering that I live in Australia and our crocodiles can eat your alligators for breakfast, (not to mention Great Whites if you are down the beach), it was as well an effective water safety tool for travelling up north. 